The Gospel According to Matthew (Il Vangelo secondo Matteo) (Italy/France, 1964); Seeking Locations in Palestine for the Film "The Gospel According to Matthew" (Sopralluoghi in Palestina per il film “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo”) (Italy, 1965)

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Director Pier Paolo Pasolini’s technically faithful adaptation of the apostle’s text posits a loving and divine Christ, but with an emphasis on his connection to mankind and participation in the human journey.  Typifying the filmmaker’s lifelong and complicated fascination with Christian tradition, here he locates compelling grace in Christ’s story, which in other quarters might be associated with restrictions of authentic spirituality.

Producer: Alfredo Bini. Screenwriter: Pier Paolo Pasolini.  Based on “The Gospel According to Saint Matthew,” published by Pro Civitate Cristiana, Assisi. Cinematographer: Tonino Delli Colli. Editor: Nino Baragli. Cast: Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, Mario Socrate.

35mm, b/w, in Italian with English subtitles, 137 min.

Watch the trailer below.